Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-28

Central Dakota Anniversary Association
of Odd Fellows win hold a celebration at
Miller April &c. A great many lodges and
fine bands will be there.
A.o Lea, a s~aloonkeeper OF Fargo, drew
SIS, 00e in the last drawing OF the Louisi-
n State Lottery.
The Delaware senate passed the house
bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale
| ofall kinds OF imitation n adulturated
butter.
Since the death of Bishop Lee, Bishop
John Williams, OF the diocese Of Connecti-
cut, is the senior bishop OF the Protestant
Episcopal church.
r. NJ. Fonda, superintendent OF the Geor-
gia Central railroad, was accidently shot
and killed.
The jury in the Haddoek murder case,
at Sioux City could not agree, n were
discharged. They stood IL, to 1 foracquit-
tai.
A large dynamite bomb with a burning
fuse attached was found IN 4 room near
the private efiee Of tho minister OF public
works at Madrid. An employee quenched
the fire and there was no explosion.
The order of the commits sioners direct
ing a closing OF nearly all the places OF bus
mess went into effect last Sunday morning
April II. and was generally observed OK.
eept in q few matters upon which publish
ed interviews indicate a difference OF opin.
ion between the municipal authorities.
An old law, that had fallen into dieusc was
found which authorized the order OF Judge
Mcconnell the new chief justice OF the Mon
tana supreme bench, It is said that he has
been such a terror TO liquor sellers in Ten
nessee that il has won him their eyerlast-
ing enmity.
Winnipeg Special: The Evening Manito-
l han aooS sod tfnn and will on tar thu
morning field as the Morning call. 1t il
conservatives politics and edited and man
aged by Acton Barrows. The Free Press,
Hon. William +. Luxton's paper, has had
a monopoly OF the morning field from it's
inception in 1872.
Charles +. Renne, the confidential clerk
OF a Chicago board Of trade firm, has been
arrested for forging acheek iot $500. He
confessed bis cfime, and attributed it to
losses IN speculation.
NJ. Rocaefort has a violent article in
L'Intransigeant, directed against the
pope, who, he says, sacrificed France to
Germany in the Chinese mission question
and is nov aiding in tho work OF German
iEing Alsaee-Lorraine. The article con-
cludes: IF most OF our ministers were
not known to iaet an Fridays, the govern.
ment would answer the insults by recalling
the French Ambassador to the vatican
and suppressing the religious budget
Fire in tht New York Zeitung damaged
the building and contents to the extent Of
$4,000. There is n suspicion that the
fire is Il result of anarchist enmity.
Jim Bates, a notorious desperate, said
to have been the slayer OF ten men, who
escaped from prison q few years ago, and
'during his temporary freedom has murder.
ed two men in cold blood, was found by
Chattanooga officers in the mountains.
He tried to shoot the officers, but they
filled him with buekshot.
A letter from Mr.. Gladstone was received
in Brooklyn In which the ex-premior pass
es Il high euiogy on Mr. Beecher. 1t is
o stcordial intone, ofconsiderable length,
and Ia 1t the great statesman takes oc-
casion to express his qualification at the
tribute paid him in Mr.. Beecher's article
published in American newspapers some
time ago, which he had read.
The Philadelphia County Medical socie.
ty has declined to receive another woman,
DIR. Anna Broomall, rs a member. Sever
al attemps have been made by women to
get into that organization. which seems to
be very attractive to them. BUTT is useless.
At Topeka, Mrs. b. Smoot, a bride Of
eight weeks, committed suicide by taking
a dose of Rough on Rats She was a
beautiful girl OF seventeen years, and her
husband is t~hirty-six. The cause OF the
act is a mystery.
Edward Caldwell on trial for completely
in the murder OF Turnkey John Walters, az
waterloo, N. Y, was convicted OF murder
in the second degree, and sentenced to Au-
burn prison for life. Charles ] Johnson, who
was associated wish Caldwell in the crime,
was recently convicted OF murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged
May 20 next
*. II. Knapp, a prominent real estate
broker and politician OF Augusta, Ga, has
fed the country, having victimized a large
number OF people out OF $50, 600.
The Governor OF Wisconsin, at the re.
quest OF many influential citizens, has
vetoed the bill to prohibit stock gambling
Clark III. Thomas OF Detroit was arrested
on a charge OF attempting TO bride Walter
G Cole 20 Kill Charles Davis. Thomas has
a policy OF $4,000 on Davis life. and was
to give 5000 to have him murdered. z
witness secreted under a lounge gave away
the plot.
The president has appointed William X.
Allen districtirdge iorthe Southern district
of Illinois.
Justice w. b, Woods, OF the United States
supreme court, who went to Los Angeles,
Cal, for his health several months ago, left
Tor the East considerably improved.
Secretary Lamar files decision in a case
adverse 20 the John Martin lumber com.
pany Of Minneapolis.
P~ostoffices established: Wiseonsin-Re.
serve, Sawyer county. Name changed
Samville, Wayne county, to Bentonville.
Postmasters commissioned-fowa: Fon.
tanelle, J. S. serdsnan; Mondamiu. w.
Stuart.
Two companies OF infantry will be as.
signed at an early date TO open the new
posts recently estabiisheued at Chicago
u Denver. II is not believed that either
Of these posts win be very extensive
Sir George stephen, president OF the
Canadian Pacific railway, and Sir Donald
Smith, one OF the directors have address,
cd a letter to the mayor Of the city at
Montreal in which they offer to contribute
$1,000, 900 for the erection OF a hospitalfor
the poor OF the city to be erected on ths
slope OF Mount Royal. They stats that
inasmueh as they have been unable to Sc.
cure a suitable site elsewhere they hope
the city VIII donate one at Mount ROYAL,
The project viii be accepted by the city
council. The hospital is to be u~nsecta-
rian and the money is to be placed in the
hands OF the governor general as soon az
the conditions have been accepted by the
corporation. The institution is to be
called The Royal Victoria Hospital
The Northern Pacific railroad has con.
summated the sale OF 200, 600 acres oitim.
Der lam in the Eastern part OF Minnesota,
northwest OF Duluth. The exact sections
have not been located yet, but the buyers
VIII probably notify tho company OF their
selection shortly. The names .! the buy.
ers are not given, and the price paid is con-.
ditonai on the amount OF timber, but it il
estimated that the company will realize
about $1,000, 600 from the sale.
IN -
lowing dispatch from Rome; The pope
has decided the questions Of the Knights
OF Labor in favor OF the organization.
This decision will stand SO long as the
present method pursued in furthering their
aims prevails. The document OF Cardi.
nal Gibbons has been endorsed. Ihe none
further decides that in Canada, where a
mandaDent had been issued against the
knights, the members OF the order will re.
ceiye absolution on promise OF obedience
70 luther decisions OF the holy see. II the
knights identity themselves with theories
now being disseminated by certain agita-
tors, this decision in their favor will be re.
voked.
Fire at McGregor, Iowa, caused the fol-.
lowing losses: The machine shop of John
Hellwig, loss $4,000, no insurance, ware
house OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
PaulR Railway company, loss 81, 500; s. J.
PETERSON, oils in railroad warehouse, loss
= 200, insured in the North British for
5000; Bassett, Hunting q Co., grain in
railroad warehouse, loss 81 200, insured
5000, in the North British and $500 in !
Phoenix OF New York.
Col. oleott, the ~theosophist, has become
a Buddhist reeluse in Berlin.
Marshal Bazaine was assaulted by a
frenchman attacking him with n poniard.
exelaiming, Il have avenged my country !
marshal was dangerously wounded
about the head.
Secret agents and police officials among
the Cossaeks report the disaffeetion in
Russia widespread. They say the coun.
try Is oyerrun with revolutionary ennis.
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